Parise, Wild topple Avalanche to force Game 7

Summary of 13 articles · Updated Apr 29, 2014

The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild will play a Game 7 after Zach Parise propelled the Wild to a Game 6 win on home ice. Nick Holden got the tying goal in the second period for the Avalanche, but Parise stole the show for the home team. Parise signe… (more)d that megadeal two years ago for games even bigger than this. The Avalanche were unable to throw a wrench in Minnesota’s game plan, especially early in Game 6. Have trouble scoring goals? A wonky power play? Feeling cheated by a few calls in your last road game? A game at home should fix that because home is most certainly where the victories are in the series between Colorado and Minnesota that is now headed to a seventh game after the Wild’s 5-2 win on Monday night. Parked in the crease with the season on the line, he took a shove in the back from goalie Semyon Varlamov and then outmuscled defenceman Erik Johnson for position on Koivu's shot from behind the circle with 6:29 left in the game.

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No. 1 Star: Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild Parise was in on every goal for the Wild, save their second empty-netter, in a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 6. He opened the scoring less than a minute into the first, scored the game-winner, and pi…

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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Zach Parise scored early and late on tipped shots, and the Minnesota Wild tacked on two empty-net goals for a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night that sent the first-round playoff series to a decisive Game 7...